Coimbatore: The Congress party in Coimbatore held a dharna and protesed in condemnation of the rape and murder of dalit girl in Hathras district in Uttar Pradesh.
Coimbatore: The Congress party in Coimbatore held a dharna and protesed in condemnation of the rape and murder of dalit girl in Hathras district in Uttar Pradesh.
The protest was held in a Gandhian manner where the protestors wore caps made out of khaddar.
The incident in which a teenager was raped and killed in Uttar Pradesh has caused a great stir across the country. The Congress party has been staging various protests across the country condemning the detention of Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi by the police, who went to offer condolences to the family of the victim.
As part of this, a huge protest was held on behalf of the District Congress Party led by TN Congress Working President Mayura Jayakumar at Sivananda Colony, Coimbatore.
Mayura Jayakumar, who spoke to the media demanded that the accused in the sexual assault of the girl in UP should be hanged. He called for the resignation of the Yogi Adithyanath led government.
Former MLA MN Kandasamy and state executive committee member Pachaimuthu were among those who took part in the protest.